Stepping Up In a Time of Crisis
As soon as the global pandemic hit, Texas Engineers rolled up their sleeves and got to work — pivoting their research endeavors, developing products for frontline workers and much more.
People living in some of the largest U.S. cities and their surrounding areas face the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 in the near future, according to a new set of online dashboards created by researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
Read more: COVID-19 Tracking Website Shows Counties Most at Risk for an Outbreak
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